2024年10月1日 · Find out about age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common vision problem in older adults. Learn about diagnosis, treatment options, and managing your vision with AMD.

2023年1月17日 · View photos of wet and dry macular degeneration and videos about AMD and your eyes. These pictures of retinas - called fundus photographs - show the different effects of wet and dry macular degenerati

2023年6月6日 · Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that weakens central vision, making it difficult to focus on objects straight ahead when driving, reading or watching TV. Many people with AMD also struggle with seeing fine details, sensing contrasts between similar colors and adjusting to changes in lighting.

2023年3月17日 · A macular degeneration diagnosis can seem overwhelming. Many people are frightened about losing vision and anxious about treatment. Learning about the disease can help you feel more in control and give you an advantage in protecting your sight.

2024年5月23日 · For more than a decade, ophthalmologists have treated wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with periodic eye injections and dry AMD with antioxidant vitamins. These treatments were groundbreaking, offering hope for the first time that this sight-threatening disease could be slowed, and in some cases stopped or even reversed.

A, Color fundus photograph of the right eye demonstrating myopic macular degeneration with pigment mottling and lacquer cracks centrally and geographic atrophy in the inferonasal macula. Extensive peripapillary atrophy of the RPE is also present.

2024年9月23日 · Macular edema is caused by pockets of fluid (usually leakage from damaged blood vessels) swelling up in the macula. There are many conditions that can leak fluid into the retina and cause macular edema, including: Diabetes. With diabetes, high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels, which leak into the macula. Age-related macular degeneration ...

2021年1月19日 · Nearly two million Americans have advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in the United States. This number is projected to more than double over the next two decades.

2024年10月1日 · People who have a certain form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may benefit from a specific mix of vitamins and minerals. Taking these nutritional supplements might help slow this eye disease. About 8 out of 10 people with AMD have the dry form.

2023年11月13日 · Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a problem with your retina. It happens when a part of the retina called the macula is damaged. In this article: The two types of AMD; Who is at risk for AMD? AMD diagnosis; AMD treatment; Making the most of the vision you have; Test your vision with the Amsler grid